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October 28, 2023, 12:30 PM
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Adam Mosseri says Threads is working on an API, despite concerns that “it'll mean a lot more publisher content and not much more creator content”  —  Instagram head Adam Mosseri said today that a Threads API is in the works.  This will give chance to developers to create different apps and experiences around Threads.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Adam Mosseri says he wants Threads to be the “de facto platform for public conversations online” and web app is not a “primary focus” as mobile usage is higher  —  Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has high ambitions for Threads: he wants it to become the …
Politico:
A US executive order, expected to be issued as soon as October 30, will require firms building powerful AI models to report how they plan to protect their tech  —  The White House is poised to make an all-hands effort to impose national rules on a fast-moving technology, according to a draft executive order
David Pierce / The Verge:
US v. Google: Google's search head testifies that the company spent $26.3B in 2021 to be the default search engine in multiple browsers, phones, and platforms  —  Even if it's easy to switch browsers or platforms or search engines, the one that appears when you turn it on matters a lot.
Wall Street Journal:
Google invests $500M upfront in Anthropic and agrees to add $1.5B more over time, after investing $550M in the generative AI startup earlier in 2023  —  Google move follows Amazon investment as tech giants place bigger bets on startups racing to develop artificial intelligence
Financial Times:
SBF testifies that he only understood “pieces” of the full financial state of his companies and was “surprised” by FTX's $8B balance-sheet hole in October 2022  —  Former billionaire denies intending to defraud customers in testimony to the jury at trial
Emma Roth / The Verge:
X adds a $16/mo. Premium+ plan with no ads in For You or Following and the “largest reply boost”, and a $3/mo. Basic plan with a “small boost” but no checkmark  —  X, the platform previously known as Twitter, has introduced a new $16 per month Premium Plus plan …
Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review:
A profile of, and interview with, OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, who made a “superalignment” team to safely build and control superintelligent AI models  —  “It's going to be monumental, earth-shattering.  There will be a before and an after.”  —  Ilya Sutskever, head bowed, is deep in thought.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Apple fixed an old iOS bug that let nearby wireless routers gather real MAC addresses even when Private Wi-Fi Address is enabled, including in Lockdown Mode  —  “From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14.  —  Three years ago, Apple introduced …

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Baltimore Banner parent The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism acquires the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Block Communications to run it as a nonprofit

Ali Lyon / City A.M.:
Axel Springer says it received approval from the UK Department for Culture, Media, and Sport to proceed with its £575M deal to acquire the Telegraph Media Group

Leo Marchandon / Reuters:
Publicis reports Q1 net revenue organic growth of 4.5% YoY, meeting company-provided consensus, and reaffirms its FY 2026 net organic growth outlook of 4% to 5%

More News

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Researchers earned $1M+ for 58 zero-day exploits targeting consumer products at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 and hacked a fully patched Samsung Galaxy S23 four times
Oliver Knight / CoinDesk:
Filing: Gemini sues Genesis Global, its former business partner for its Gemini Earn product, over 60M GBTC shares, worth $1.6B+, that were pledged as collateral
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Pixel owners using the multiple profiles feature say their devices are becoming “unusable” due to an Android 14 bug that is locking them out of device storage
Associated Press:
Internet and phone services collapse in the Gaza Strip as Israel's military expands its ground operations, largely cutting off communications for 2.3M residents

Earlier Picks

Julia Black / The Information:
Sources: Humane timed its ~$1K Ai Pin launch to the October 14 eclipse, but moved it to November 9 after reports broke about Sam Altman and Jony Ive's AI device
More: The Verge.  Threads: @martinsfp.  Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social.  X: @devadasrajaram, @steph_palazzolo, and @mjnblack.  LinkedIn: Jon Steinberg.  Forums: r/technology
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
What to expect from Apple's “Scary Fast” event on October 30: high-end MacBook Pros with M3 Pro and M3 Max, a new 24-inch iMac with an M3, and USB-C accessories
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Cruise pauses all driverless operations two days after the California DMV suspended its permits, but plans to continue operating supervised autonomous vehicles
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